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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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